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An Alternative to DIEP: Breast Reconstruction with Tissue from Your Thighs
If you want to have breast reconstruction with your own tissue but aren’t a candidate for a DIEP flap (or you prefer not to have that...
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Jun 5, 20243 min read
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Improving Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting
Revision with fat grafting—fat transferred from your belly, thighs, buttocks, or “love handles”—can improve the appearance of your breast.
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May 15, 20242 min read
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Delayed-Immediate Reconstruction: An Option if You Might Need Radiation after Mastectomy
Knowing whether you need radiation therapy after mastectomy makes it easier to plan the timing of your reconstruction, but it isn’t...
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Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Replacing Fat with Fat
Mastectomy removes breast tissue to treat breast cancer or to reduce a high risk for developing it. Breast reconstruction replaces that...
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Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Breast Reconstruction with Implants
Mastectomy removes breast tissue to treat breast cancer or to reduce a high risk for developing it. Breast reconstruction replaces that...
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Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Timing Your Breast Reconstruction: Immediate and Delayed Breast Reconstruction
If you’re interested in breast reconstruction after mastectomy, you’ll need to consider how your breasts will be recreated, what...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Frequently Asked Questions About Breast Reconstruction
Brief answers to commonly asked questions about breast reconstruction after mastectomy. For more details, information and images, see The...
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Feb 18, 20244 min read
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Your Right to Breast Reconstruction: The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act
The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (also known as Janet’s Law) is named for Janet Franquet, a woman who was denied reconstructive...
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Feb 7, 20243 min read
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Breast Implants: A Size and Shape for Everyone
If you choose to have reconstruction with breast implants after mastectomy, your plastic surgeon will choose the implants that best fit...
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Nov 14, 20233 min read
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